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Kimberly teaches privately from her home studio in Santa Barbara, CA, and is also a featured clinician at schools throughout the California Central Coast. She is an MTAC (Music Teachers of California) certified instructor and a member of the Private Instruction staff for the non-profit, Santa Barbara Vocal Jazz Foundation where she teaches vocal jazz and jazz history at primary schools on the Central Coast.
*If you are interested in a workshop, clinic or private instruction please contact Kimberly at: kimberlyford@cox.net
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Professional & Educational Experience:
Education:
BA: Liberal Studies /Emphasis Communication: Antioch University 2002
Cornish College Of The Arts, Seattle, Washington: Vocal Jazz studies w/ Jay Clayton
IAJE: conferences and educational training 1990-2008
Private Studies : Jay Clayton: jazz voice 1988 present
Private Studies: Sheila Jordon jazz voice
Private Studies: Rosemary Butler vocal technique/ contemporary voice
Private Studies: Debbie Danke/ piano
Banff Center For The Performing Arts: jazz summer workshop, juried entry, Banff, Canada 1998
Bud Shank Port Townsend Jazz Workshop: Port Townsend, Washington: 1990
Private studies: Lura Dolas: Classical Voice 1980-1986
Featured Vocal Performances :
Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival: St. Joseph, Missouri: 2007
Santa Barbara Jazz Society, Featured Artist: 2004-5-7-8-9
Featured with Santa Barbara City College Big Band: Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Festival 2007
Smithsonian Jazz Month Series: chosen Santa Barbara’s Featured Artist 2005-6-07
Santa Barbara International Jazz Festival: 1998
Santa Barbara International Jazz Festival: 1997
Musical Theater Performance:
Gondoliers: Gilbert & Sullivan
HMS Pinafore : Gilbert & Sullivan
Pirates Of Penzance: Gilbert & Sullivan
Multiple Rock Operas:
Professional Organizations:
IAJE: International Organization of Jazz Educators 1990-2008
CAJazz: California Organization of Jazz: 1 yr.
AWC: Association Of Women In Communication: 2008 present
Santa Barbara Jazz Society: 1998-present
Music Teacher Of California Certified( MTAC)
Music Private Instruction Experience:
Private and public school vocal instruction: 1987 - present
Dos Pueblos High School, Goleta, CA : Jazz Vocal Instruction 2007-8 present
Santa Barbara Charter School, Goleta, CA. : Music/Filmmaking: 1998-2006
Santa Barbara Art Museum: Greek & Asian Cultural Programs/ music instruction
Materials currently used for private instruction:
Teoria Di Voce: Sarah Sandvig (Essential Theory For Vocal Students)
Jay Clayton Vocal exercises: Vol. 1 & 2
Jay Clayton: Jazz Standards CD’s Vol. 2, 3, 4,
Rosemary Butlers: Warm-Up & Jam: vocal exercise series
Teen Musical Theater/Young Women
Teen Musical Theater / Young Men
Personally designed curriculum:
Kimberly Ford Discography:
Table For One: released 1998 (vocal jazz standards & originals CD)
Songs In The Key Of Sea: released 2007(vocal jazz standards & originals CD with companion underwater DVD w/ original sound track)
Kimberly Ford Filmography:
Johnny B. Goode: Warner Brothers
Mists Of Avalon: Warner Brothers
Truth Or Propaganda: Patrick Gregston & Celine’s Unlimited
Voice Over:
National PSA(s): National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum: permanent exhibit (The Winfield Scott)
Television Commercial: Pacifica Graduate Institute:
(Multiple radio & television ads)
Awards:
Telly Award: Voice, composition and performance (PSA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary)
"It’s In Your Own Back Yard"
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Lesson Outline
I am so glad you have an interest in studying with me. Singing has been my passion for most of my adult life. I have studied and performed light opera, rock and roll, R&B, country, musical theater and jazz. I have produced several of my own recordings as well lending my voice to studio sessions for the CDs of other artists. In addition, I have recorded for television, film and radio, all of which have given me a good understanding of both performance and the business of music.
Through developing proper vocal technique and learning musical and performance skills, I will assist you in finding your true voice, enabling you to express yourself more confidently through song. My vocal classes, payment schedule, materials and recitals are outlined below.
Schedule: 1 lesson per week unless otherwise scheduled.
Fee: $50 per 1 hr. voice lesson / $30 per 30 min. lesson
Payments: payments for the month are due on the first scheduled class day of the month. Cancelations are requested at least 24 hr. in advance in order to reschedule the time for another student. Missed lessons may be made up w/i that month.
Materials: (I have most of these on hand at all times)
$20: "Rosemary Butlers" Warm Up and Jam (Vocals Exercise CD) (required) or Jay Clay exercises 1-2
$20: Jay Clayton Jazz Vocal Practice Series (Vocal Exercise Workouts Volume 1-2) (required) or Rosemary Butler exercises
$15: Teoria Di Voce: by Sarah Sandvig (essential theory for voice students) (recommended)
(Available but optional)
$20: Jay Clayton Jazz Vocal Practice Series CD Volume 2 Vamps & Blues
$20: Jay Clayton Jazz Vocal Practice Series CD Volume 3 (Jazz standards) (recommended)
$20 Jay Clayton Jazz Vocal Practice Series CD Volume 4 (Jazz standards)
$30: The Teen’s Musical Theater Collection; Young Women’s (with CD)
$30: The Teen’s Musical Theater Collection; Young Men’s (with CD)
Accompaniment:
Students are accompanied by CD’s from the above collection, CD’s they bring to class, down loaded karaoke material which students should download at home on a disc and bring to class (itunes recommended), or material from my library.
Please bring to class:
a small (3 ring binder)
(small) spiral bound note book for assignments
all materials you are currently working on (or) interested in.
all materials for accompaniment, i.e. CD’s etc.
small photo for student album
Classes:
Focus:
1) vocal exercises for strengthening and pitch control
2) technique: proper placement & breathing, understanding your voice, control
3) basic musicianship, (theory) reading music, playing with accompaniment, improvisation
4) microphone technique
5) expanding repertoire and knowledge of musical styles and genres
*Theory is an important part of general music education. We work out of the theory for vocalist’s book,
Teoria Di Voce: by Sarah Sandvig (essential theory for voice students). This is basic through advanced theory. This book and theory class time is optional. It is, however, tremendously helpful for those who have not played an instrument or have only studied instrumental music for a short period of time. It is also helpful for those who are not yet strong sight readers or who have not studied any theory.
*Warming up ahead of time is recommended. We will exercise during the first part of class if needed and work on songs of students choosing as well as selected material. Students working in Teoria Di Voce will review assignments from the previous week.
Recitals:
Every season we will have a performance opportunity for all students at my home studio or at an arranged location. I will teach all students one common song to be performed as a group.
*We are in the process of planning a once a month group lesson to get all students together to sing, play instruments, learn back up for each other material both instrumentally and vocally and get to know each other and have fun with music. These sessions are TBA.
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